1) Created and inspired by young people - not just old reprints 2) Modern arrangements to suit the modern piano player 3) Simple progressions- most are two note chords 4) No big jumps - octave stretches a rarity! 5) No long stretches - ideal for small hands 6) Harmony is retained while maintaining simplicity 7) Rhythm is maintained 8) Two easy keys - C major and G major 9) No key signatures 10) Easy for guitar players who can recognise basic chords 11) Guide fingering without unnecessary clutter 12) Practice exercises based on carol arrangements included 13) Playable by amateurs and more advanced pianists 15) Two versions of some popular carols (English and American) 16) Every carol has the words edition on the facing page in clear type. this is photocopiable for use in schools, churches, hospitals, youth and other institutions. These Carols are arranged in two easy keys C and G major. No key signatures have been used

Claire's Workbook- Music Theory and Exercises - for all instruments. This book was written by a young lady with several year's teaching experience - you can learn to play the keyboard and piano by yourself. Comes with easy DIY exercises and modern clear layout without irrelevant icons or sketches. You can use this book for formal music exams or recreation,e.g. play all those pop tunes on sheet music you ever wanted to play. Also comes with a free CD-ROM so you can print all your own piano music. Claires Workbook has evolved over 15 years teaching experience with students from 4 to 72 years of age, and originally started as single-sheet handouts developed on computer for use during class. Over the years, these were improved and developed, and then eventually bound together to help students organize their work. Thus the workbook concept was invented, where real students in a class environment inspired the handouts where active feedback and suggestions abounded and continual improvements made based upon helping different students with widely differing abilities, backgrounds, ages and experience. Thus the workbook was not developed in isolation but as an active set of solutions to the challenge of explaining the various aspects that constitute the Theory of Music. This collection now addresses most of the typical theory requirements of the major examining boards of music, covering from introductory to the next successive stages (Grades 1 to 2/3 depending on the examining board): it must be emphasized however that the workbook endeavours to introduce theory concepts gradually and in stages and to help a novice to read and understand notation and theory rather than merely satisfying a particular boards requirements exclusively. While teacher guidance is always advisable to obtain the best from the workbook, it has also been designed such that the more ambitious student can progress with the minimum of supervision, whether in a formal class, school or privately, or working at home under his or her own rate.The teaching pages are liberally interspersed with exercise pages to reinforce the concepts introduced. More difficult concepts such as time-signatures and tones/semitones are dealt with diagrammatically. The book has a glossary of Italian terms at the back, along with daily practice pieces. A few easy-play carols have been included in the appendix along with well-known and traditional pieces for practice.

Includes a few dances with music.

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.